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. 2007 Oct 3;2(10):e995. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000995

Table 1. Cranial landmarks.

Symbol Landmark
PMv Premaxilla–Maxilla ventral suture
PM Premaxilla–Maxilla anterior suture
Nant Nasal–anterior extreme
NP Nasal–Premaxilla–anterior suture
Cl Canine–lateral extreme
Cm Canine–mesial extreme
M1 Anterior lateral M1
MRL Posterior lateral M2
M1m Anterior mesial M1
PalM Palatine–Maxilla ventral suture
JMv Jugal–Maxilla ventral suture
JMd Jugal–Maxilla dorsal suture
NF Nasal–Frontal suture
JML Jugal–Maxilla–Lacrimal suture
LFM Lacrimal–Frontal–Maxilla suture
PB Postorbital process of the frontal
Ba Bulla–anterior extreme
Pt Pterygoid–posterior extreme
PFL Palatine–Frontal–Lacrimal suture
OAF Orbitosphenoid–Alisphenoid–Frontal suture
BP Basisphenoid–Presphenoid suture
PP Presphenoid–Palatine suture
JSv Jugal–Squamosal ventral suture
JSd Jugal–Squamosal dorsal suture
Bp Bulla–posterior extreme
POcc Paraoccipital process
OC Occipital condyle–lateral extreme
BBB Basioccipital-Basisphenoid-Bulla suture
PF Parietal–Frontal suture
PO Parietal–Occipital suture
PSA Parietal–Squamosal–Alisphenoid suture
PFA Parietal–Frontal–Alisphenoid suture

Shown in Figure 1. Midline traits are marked in bold.